Thursday, December 31, 2015
T Minus ~ 0 days
This is the end, my friends. The end of 2015 that is. A year of really really crappy eating.
Breakfast: 2 McDonald's sausage burritos, coffee
Lunch: 1/4 lb burger with LTO and guac, chips, coffee
Dinner: 2 Culvers double deluxe cheeseburgers, a few chips, a few peanut M&Ms. One swig of lemonade.
Exercise: Nope.
And that's a wrap. Yeesh.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
T Minus ~ 1 day
Yuck. Unsurprisingly I felt awful after eating this crap.
Breakfast: Taco Bell california crunchwrap, coffee
Lunch: McDonalds 2 cheeseburger meal with Hi C orange, sausage McMuffin
Dinner: Wendys double with cheese, lemonade, triscuits and bar cheese, peanut M&Ms
Exercise: Nope.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
T Minus ~ 2 days
Bah. More snow than expected, with a nice layer of ice too. Delayed getting off to work so I have time to sit here and post.
Breakfast: Onion roll with deli turkey, american cheese and mustard. Coffee.
Edible. No picture, didn't bother. I think I took one yesterday and it's the exact same thing. I'll definitely need to not continue with this.
Lunch: Qdoba, the usual bowl. With chips.
Dinner: Can't remember, it may have just been chips and onion dip with lemonade. Yeah.
Exercise: 45 minutes legs and core
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Monday, December 28, 2015
About To Get Iced Up
Monday, December 28, 2015
T minus about 3 days
Not too high stress for a Monday but I'm still not excited about being at work. Oh well. To add to the fun there is a forecast of freezing rain, that is going to suck.
Breakfast: Deli turkey and american cheese on an onion roll, coffee
Lunch: McDonalds 2 cheeseburger meal with Hi-C orange, sausage McMuffin ($6.66)
Dinner: Pizza rolls, chips and onion dip, caramel corn, brownie with ice cream
All kinds of garbage. Still have supplies, probably will need to make myself throw some things away. That won't be easy.
Exercise: Nope.
T minus about 3 days
Not too high stress for a Monday but I'm still not excited about being at work. Oh well. To add to the fun there is a forecast of freezing rain, that is going to suck.
Breakfast: Deli turkey and american cheese on an onion roll, coffee
Lunch: McDonalds 2 cheeseburger meal with Hi-C orange, sausage McMuffin ($6.66)
Dinner: Pizza rolls, chips and onion dip, caramel corn, brownie with ice cream
All kinds of garbage. Still have supplies, probably will need to make myself throw some things away. That won't be easy.
Exercise: Nope.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Still Charging, Battery Life Not Yet Determined
Sunday, December 27, 2015
~ T-4 Days
Ahhh. Yesterday was so needed. And I'm not planning on doing too much today, either. I just need to recharge. More sleep would be a good idea -- I stayed up way too late last night -- but I'm not dragging at least not yet.
I have planned out 3 days of meals, going to try to ease into the more regular eating routine in advance of the new year. Of course going by the new year is stupid (and I usually pick January 2 to start any resolutions anyway) but whatever. I'm too cheap to just toss my junk food supplies. It's a failing.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in a bit of butter, 5 Meijer frozen precooked sausage patties, a small quantity of Alexia hash browns fried in butter, coffee
The sausage patties aren't the greatest but they're okay. Of course they're not just pork and spices, but that's big food for you.
Lunch: 2 grilled cheese sandwiches (white bread, american cheese), can of Chunky Sirloin Burger soup, lemonade
Dinner: Chicken breast, 1.5 ears corn on the cob with butter, a little pineapple and 2 strawberries. Brownies and ice cream for dessert. No photos.
Exercise: Nope. Lazy day.
~ T-4 Days
Ahhh. Yesterday was so needed. And I'm not planning on doing too much today, either. I just need to recharge. More sleep would be a good idea -- I stayed up way too late last night -- but I'm not dragging at least not yet.
I have planned out 3 days of meals, going to try to ease into the more regular eating routine in advance of the new year. Of course going by the new year is stupid (and I usually pick January 2 to start any resolutions anyway) but whatever. I'm too cheap to just toss my junk food supplies. It's a failing.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in a bit of butter, 5 Meijer frozen precooked sausage patties, a small quantity of Alexia hash browns fried in butter, coffee
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| It's a whole row of mediocre sausage patties! |
Lunch: 2 grilled cheese sandwiches (white bread, american cheese), can of Chunky Sirloin Burger soup, lemonade
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| I have fonder memories of the soup. It was meh at best. |
Exercise: Nope. Lazy day.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Holiday Love
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Day Minus 5 or so
It's after 1:00 and I haven't left the house yet. And I love it. After two very busy days of holiday rushing it has been so nice to just kick back, putter and get some things done that needed doing. Still plenty more to do this afternoon -- some dishes, some cleaning, some laundry -- but I have time to tackle them. It's glorious. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good holiday party but there needs to be balance.
Anyway, when you aren't paying attention the holidays result in serious overeating. I'm not sure I can even begin to summarize the binge eating, but there has been a bunch. The reckoning, also known as another serious attempt to fix things, is coming very soon.
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in butter, 5 strips Meijer bacon pan fried, Alexia hash browns fried in butter, coffee.
I didn't take a picture, but it was the usual. When it's that good, why change, right? I know I should cut out the potatoes, but I am thinking that if I measure and keep it (more) modest I may not eliminate them entirely since I only eat them at home on weekends.
Lunch: 2 grilled cheese sandwiches (white bread, american cheese, fried in butter), can of Chunky Chicken Pot Pie soup, Newman's Own lemonade.
Using some stuff up. The bread and cheese were leftovers from various cooking projects, the soup an impulse buy. It's so hard to beat a really great grilled cheese.
Dinner: Leftover spiral ham, mashed potatoes, carrots, 2 potato rolls with butter, pecan pie with vanilla ice cream.
No photo. Lots of yum. And way, way too much.
Exercise: Nope.
And now, in summary and approximate fashion...
Friday, December 25, 2015
B: Sausage strata, 1/2 grapefruit, banana nut and pumpkin breads with butter, pecan coffee cake, coffee, small orange juice
L: Cheese and crackers, bar cheese
D: Spiral ham, a little turkey, potato rolls with butter, mashed potatoes, carrots, pecan pie with vanilla ice cream, crepe with berry sauce, christmas cookie, a couple pieces of chocolate and a few mixed nuts, 12 oz Labatts blue light, Newman's Own lemonade, decaf coffee
Whew!
Ex: About an hour of golf, walking, plus a bunch of moving around that doesn't count.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
B: 2 eggs fried in butter, hash browns in butter, bacon, coffee
L: Sausage and pepperoni stromboli slices w pizza sauce, crackers and cheese, bar cheese, carrots and ranch, cookies, chocolates, nuts, oh heck I dunno there was more, ate way too much. Peanut M&Ms.
D: Beef tenderloin, french bread w cheese fondue, romaine salad w ranch, 1 glass red wine
Ex: Nope.
Feasted.
I'm not going to try and recreate the previous week, just assume the worst. Lots of Qdoba.
Day Minus 5 or so
It's after 1:00 and I haven't left the house yet. And I love it. After two very busy days of holiday rushing it has been so nice to just kick back, putter and get some things done that needed doing. Still plenty more to do this afternoon -- some dishes, some cleaning, some laundry -- but I have time to tackle them. It's glorious. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good holiday party but there needs to be balance.
Anyway, when you aren't paying attention the holidays result in serious overeating. I'm not sure I can even begin to summarize the binge eating, but there has been a bunch. The reckoning, also known as another serious attempt to fix things, is coming very soon.
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in butter, 5 strips Meijer bacon pan fried, Alexia hash browns fried in butter, coffee.
I didn't take a picture, but it was the usual. When it's that good, why change, right? I know I should cut out the potatoes, but I am thinking that if I measure and keep it (more) modest I may not eliminate them entirely since I only eat them at home on weekends.
Lunch: 2 grilled cheese sandwiches (white bread, american cheese, fried in butter), can of Chunky Chicken Pot Pie soup, Newman's Own lemonade.
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| Hot buttered deliciousness. Oh, and soup too. |
Dinner: Leftover spiral ham, mashed potatoes, carrots, 2 potato rolls with butter, pecan pie with vanilla ice cream.
No photo. Lots of yum. And way, way too much.
Exercise: Nope.
And now, in summary and approximate fashion...
Friday, December 25, 2015
B: Sausage strata, 1/2 grapefruit, banana nut and pumpkin breads with butter, pecan coffee cake, coffee, small orange juice
L: Cheese and crackers, bar cheese
D: Spiral ham, a little turkey, potato rolls with butter, mashed potatoes, carrots, pecan pie with vanilla ice cream, crepe with berry sauce, christmas cookie, a couple pieces of chocolate and a few mixed nuts, 12 oz Labatts blue light, Newman's Own lemonade, decaf coffee
Whew!
Ex: About an hour of golf, walking, plus a bunch of moving around that doesn't count.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
B: 2 eggs fried in butter, hash browns in butter, bacon, coffee
L: Sausage and pepperoni stromboli slices w pizza sauce, crackers and cheese, bar cheese, carrots and ranch, cookies, chocolates, nuts, oh heck I dunno there was more, ate way too much. Peanut M&Ms.
D: Beef tenderloin, french bread w cheese fondue, romaine salad w ranch, 1 glass red wine
Ex: Nope.
Feasted.
I'm not going to try and recreate the previous week, just assume the worst. Lots of Qdoba.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Unexpected Recall
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
I realized this week that for many of the meals I can't remember, if I ate out I would have saved the receipt since I try to track spending. So I don't really have an excuse there...
B: Saltines with american cheese, coffee
Not really sticking to the ribs. I'll probably eat something else.
L: 3 cheeseburgers, 2 small fries. It was dollar day. And I'm a pig.
Snack: Slice of red velvet cake. Someone brought in as a holiday treat.
D: 2 grilled cheese sandwiches (1 with salami too), chips and guac, small glass of lemonade, a couple scoops of ice cream later
Ex: Nope.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
B: Saltines with american cheese, coffee
L: Qdoba burrito bowl with chips; sausage mcmuffin and chocolate shake
D: Pizza rolls, a few Triscuits, ice cream and almond cookies
Ex: 45 minutes upper body
Monday, December 14, 2015
B: Oatmeal with butter, maple syrup. Coffee
L: Leftover stromboli, 2 culver's single butterburgers with cheese
D: 4 mexican style tacos, ice cream and almond cookies
Ex: Nope.
I realized this week that for many of the meals I can't remember, if I ate out I would have saved the receipt since I try to track spending. So I don't really have an excuse there...
B: Saltines with american cheese, coffee
Not really sticking to the ribs. I'll probably eat something else.
L: 3 cheeseburgers, 2 small fries. It was dollar day. And I'm a pig.
Snack: Slice of red velvet cake. Someone brought in as a holiday treat.
D: 2 grilled cheese sandwiches (1 with salami too), chips and guac, small glass of lemonade, a couple scoops of ice cream later
Ex: Nope.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
B: Saltines with american cheese, coffee
L: Qdoba burrito bowl with chips; sausage mcmuffin and chocolate shake
D: Pizza rolls, a few Triscuits, ice cream and almond cookies
Ex: 45 minutes upper body
Monday, December 14, 2015
B: Oatmeal with butter, maple syrup. Coffee
L: Leftover stromboli, 2 culver's single butterburgers with cheese
D: 4 mexican style tacos, ice cream and almond cookies
Ex: Nope.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
B Loaf
Sunday, December 13, 2015
This weekend will go down as far too short. But so it goes. I finally crashed by 10 last night and slept in this morning. All that walking yesterday will do that.
Breakfast: Breakfast boat, coffee
I decided to try a recipe (concept anyway) from facebook. I winged all the quantities - 2 eggs, a splash of whole milk, 3 strips bacon cooked and crumbled, shredded cheddar and a green onion (green part) mixed up and baked in a hollow-ed out demi baguette. The store only had the multi-grain kind left yesterday so I went with that. 25 minutes at 350. Turned out quite tasty, I especially enjoyed the flavor added by the bit of green onion. It wasn't life changing or anything but it was different and pretty good.
Lunch: 2 hot dogs with bun, chips, salad with ranch, canned peaches. White cake with vanilla ice cream
Birthday party.
Dinner: Sausage stromboli
Made something new. It was quite good. Super calorific though.
Exercise: Nope
This weekend will go down as far too short. But so it goes. I finally crashed by 10 last night and slept in this morning. All that walking yesterday will do that.
Breakfast: Breakfast boat, coffee
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| Sure looks pretty, doesn't it? Despite the ineptitude of the photographer that is. |
Lunch: 2 hot dogs with bun, chips, salad with ranch, canned peaches. White cake with vanilla ice cream
Birthday party.
Dinner: Sausage stromboli
Made something new. It was quite good. Super calorific though.
Exercise: Nope
That's A Hike
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Phew. After a brutally long week, a breather. Of course I didn't get enough done, not close. But it was a good day none the less. Not in terms of eating - I ate terribly and spent too much money. But I got out and moved, got some fresh air and enjoyed a december round of golf.
Breakfast: A big slab of breakfast lasagna, a few hash browns, coffee. 2 donuts a bit later. ($9.95 + $1.90)
I was going to get huevos rancheros at a place, but they were too busy so I kept walking to another place where this was the special. So good.
"Lunch": Kit kat bar, later 12 oz Miller Lite ($7.00)
Dinner: Qdoba burrito bowl with tequila lime chicken (no chips) ($8.27)
I was pretty hungry and forgot to take a picture. This was a fantastic (and calorie packed) bowl -- half and half on the rice, pinto beans, chicken, both quesos, cheese, sour cream and a big whack of guac. So good.
Dessert: a couple of scoops of ice cream
Dean's Fannie Mae Mint Meltaway, the cadillac of grocery store non-super premium ice creams. On sale this week, doh.
Exercise: Oh yes. I walked to and from breakfast, about 8 blocks each way. 18 holes with cart. And then I walked around the grocery store a bunch lugged in some supplies. I was very, very tired by 7:00 pm.
Phew. After a brutally long week, a breather. Of course I didn't get enough done, not close. But it was a good day none the less. Not in terms of eating - I ate terribly and spent too much money. But I got out and moved, got some fresh air and enjoyed a december round of golf.
Breakfast: A big slab of breakfast lasagna, a few hash browns, coffee. 2 donuts a bit later. ($9.95 + $1.90)
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| I didn't eat many of the hash browns at all. |
"Lunch": Kit kat bar, later 12 oz Miller Lite ($7.00)
Dinner: Qdoba burrito bowl with tequila lime chicken (no chips) ($8.27)
I was pretty hungry and forgot to take a picture. This was a fantastic (and calorie packed) bowl -- half and half on the rice, pinto beans, chicken, both quesos, cheese, sour cream and a big whack of guac. So good.
Dessert: a couple of scoops of ice cream
Dean's Fannie Mae Mint Meltaway, the cadillac of grocery store non-super premium ice creams. On sale this week, doh.
Exercise: Oh yes. I walked to and from breakfast, about 8 blocks each way. 18 holes with cart. And then I walked around the grocery store a bunch lugged in some supplies. I was very, very tired by 7:00 pm.
Slammed
Friday, December 11, 2015 back to Monday, December 7, 2015
Honestly, I didn't keep good track. I did finally get my car back but I didn't have time to get to the grocery store or do any meaningful meal prep so there were a lot of meals out.
Hopefully that will be less of an issue this coming week.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
A Most Lovely December Day
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Yesterday wasn't quite as warm as predicted but still very nice. I am hoping for more sunshine today and maybe a couple more degrees of warmth. Not complaining in any way, I'm thrilled to have the snow and cold of winter pushed back. Golf >>> shoveling.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in butter, 3 Meijer pre-cooked frozen sausage patties, Alexia hash browns in butter, coffee
A fabulous breakfast as always. Out of bacon so I went sausage from the freezer - picked up a box to try a couple weeks ago. It's not bad, but also not great. I'd really like to find some thinner patties -- a now-closed diner nearby used to serve great thin and slightly crisp patties.
Lunch: Leftover sous vide chicken breast, leftover stove top stuffing reheated in a bit of butter and chicken stock, 4 corn tortillas, hot sauce, a bit of avocado dressing
Mad scientist plus clean out the fridge time. To do something different with the last of the leftover chicken and stuffing I made them into tacos. It worked okay but holy carb overload. I tried one with dressing instead of hot sauce but preferred the hot sauce as a condiment.
Snack: Kit Kat bar
Dinner: Hamburger with ketchup, mustard and pickles, chips, tortilla chips, salad with ranch, a couple small sugar cookies
Exercise: 18 holes with cart. Brr.
Yesterday wasn't quite as warm as predicted but still very nice. I am hoping for more sunshine today and maybe a couple more degrees of warmth. Not complaining in any way, I'm thrilled to have the snow and cold of winter pushed back. Golf >>> shoveling.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in butter, 3 Meijer pre-cooked frozen sausage patties, Alexia hash browns in butter, coffee
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| I'm not a half bad short order cook. I keep breaking the yolks though... |
Lunch: Leftover sous vide chicken breast, leftover stove top stuffing reheated in a bit of butter and chicken stock, 4 corn tortillas, hot sauce, a bit of avocado dressing
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| Yeah I really have no idea what inspired this creation |
Snack: Kit Kat bar
Dinner: Hamburger with ketchup, mustard and pickles, chips, tortilla chips, salad with ranch, a couple small sugar cookies
Exercise: 18 holes with cart. Brr.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Long Long Week
Saturday, December 5, 2015
It was a very long week. Lots of work, intense and I had no vehicle. Not good times.
But it's over. It's a beautiful December weekend and I'm thrilled to be able to get outside and enjoy it. Lots of time this morning to get a jump on the laundry, fix a nice breakfast and clean up. Sure I have a million things to do but oh well. I've earned a break.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in butter, 4 strips CF garlic pepper bacon, Alexia hash browns in butter, coffee
Pretty standard weekend breakfast. I was going to try a recipe I found online for a breakfast bread boat, but no chance to get to the store. So maybe I'll try that next weekend.
"Lunch": I didn't really have lunch. Had a Kit Kat bar (yeah, I know) while golfing and 24 oz Miller Lite afterward. Also had a sleeve of saltines.
Dinner: A big ol' brisket burrito plus chips and guac from a local tex-mex place.
I was too hungry to take a picture. Yeah, that's my story. Delicious.
Dessert: A couple of scoops of Country Fresh triple vanilla ice cream.
Finished off a carton, it was a very modest quantity. If I only ate that much, I could keep ice cream on hand all the time.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart. Felt pretty decent.
Money Spent: About $13.00 for dinner.
It was a very long week. Lots of work, intense and I had no vehicle. Not good times.
But it's over. It's a beautiful December weekend and I'm thrilled to be able to get outside and enjoy it. Lots of time this morning to get a jump on the laundry, fix a nice breakfast and clean up. Sure I have a million things to do but oh well. I've earned a break.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in butter, 4 strips CF garlic pepper bacon, Alexia hash browns in butter, coffee
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| Eggs were slightly overcooked but still very delicious |
"Lunch": I didn't really have lunch. Had a Kit Kat bar (yeah, I know) while golfing and 24 oz Miller Lite afterward. Also had a sleeve of saltines.
Dinner: A big ol' brisket burrito plus chips and guac from a local tex-mex place.
I was too hungry to take a picture. Yeah, that's my story. Delicious.
Dessert: A couple of scoops of Country Fresh triple vanilla ice cream.
Finished off a carton, it was a very modest quantity. If I only ate that much, I could keep ice cream on hand all the time.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart. Felt pretty decent.
Money Spent: About $13.00 for dinner.
A Week of Wasn't
Friday, December 4, 2015
B: Taco Bell steak crunchwrap, black coffee, 2 frosted coconut donuts
L: Cornbread scramble, potatoes, coffee
D: Deluxe Pizza, 1/2 frosted donut
Oof, ate a ton, spent lots of money.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
B: 2 Sausage McMuffins, coffee
L: Qdoba bowl w tortilla chips
S: 4 pc spicy Wendys nuggets, lemonade
D: Chicken, stove top stuffing, green beans
Also: Honey Nut Cheerios
Exercise: 45 min chest and upper body
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
B: Honey Nut Cheerios, milk, coffee
L: Wendy's single w cheese, fries, 4 pc spicy nuggets, lemonade
D: American cheese and saltines
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
B: Honey Nut Cheerios, milk, coffee
L: Wendy's, same as Wednesday
D: Kogel viennas with 1 pretzel roll and corn tortillas for the rest, chips and onion dip
B: Taco Bell steak crunchwrap, black coffee, 2 frosted coconut donuts
L: Cornbread scramble, potatoes, coffee
D: Deluxe Pizza, 1/2 frosted donut
Oof, ate a ton, spent lots of money.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
B: 2 Sausage McMuffins, coffee
L: Qdoba bowl w tortilla chips
S: 4 pc spicy Wendys nuggets, lemonade
D: Chicken, stove top stuffing, green beans
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| This did the job. Chicken was sous vided the night before, not bad. |
Exercise: 45 min chest and upper body
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
B: Honey Nut Cheerios, milk, coffee
L: Wendy's single w cheese, fries, 4 pc spicy nuggets, lemonade
D: American cheese and saltines
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
B: Honey Nut Cheerios, milk, coffee
L: Wendy's, same as Wednesday
D: Kogel viennas with 1 pretzel roll and corn tortillas for the rest, chips and onion dip
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